used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
anew
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
aroused or activated
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
bandagedadjectiveUS /ˈbændədʒd/
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
have
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
for the reason that
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Moseyed, by gum!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
gumnounUS /ɡʌm/
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading “Moseyed, by gum!
hain't
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From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
a single distinct event
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
injuriesnounUS /ˈɪndʒəriz/
plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
irritatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtəd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
and nothing more
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
LazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
a particular point in time
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
Moseyed
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From this reading “Moseyed, by gum!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
not any; not one
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
phantasms
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From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
spooknounUS /spuːk/
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
tarnally
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From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
tarnashuned
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From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
terri-fa-ca-cious
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From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Still I lay quiet because it was some time before I could collect my scattered senses and separate in my mind the real incident and the dream phantasms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pain in my ankle, the swelled and irritated condition of my nose plainly proved to me that there was no dream about my injuries, but I discovered that my head and leg were neatly bandaged with strips of fine linen.
at the time that
From this reading Lazily opening my eyes I gazed a moment at the sun just peeping over the mountain, then closed them again; but when I attempted to change my position a sharp pain in my ankle thoroughly awakened me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’ll be tarnally tarnashuned if that terri-fa-ca-cious spook hain’t pulled out!” was the exclamation that awakened me the morning after our adventure with the bear.
